由“托举式”侧立莲花看印度早期莲花座的形成
摘 要：早期印度佛教雕刻中有一系列莲花图像，有盛开式的、花苞式的、侧立插花式的，还有莲花座。其中有一类侧立莲花以“托举”的形态出现在画面的重要位置，或承载动物和人物形象，或支撑花草与画面上端，非常有力。莲花座的诞生早于佛像，早期莲花座的图像志是来源于此类侧立“托举”式莲花。
关键词：“托举式”莲花；侧立莲花；莲花座；巴尔胡特；桑奇；犍陀罗
中图分类号：TB472 文献标识码：A
文章编码：1672-7053(2018)12-0064-03
Abstract：Early Indian buddhist carvings featured a series of lotus images ,incloud overlays lotus , side-mounted flower arrangements, and lotus throne. One kind of lateral lotus appears in the important position of the picture in the form of "lifting", or carrying animals and people, or supporting flowers in the top of the picture, which is very powerful. The birth of lotus was earlier than the Buddha statue, and the early image of lotus comes from this kind of lateral "lifting" lotus.
Key Words："Lift type"lotus; edge-on lotus; lotus throne; balhute; sanchi; gandhara
